White dudes named John
Led the raid on Harper's Ferry attempting to free and arm enslaved people
John Brown
Armed rebellion held by Virginia settlers that took place from 1676 to 1677 against Colonial Governor William Berkeley, after Berkeley refused ex-indentured servants' request to drive Native Americans out of Virginia
Led to a transition towards slavery as the main source of labor in the southern colonies
Bacon's Rebellion
Democratic Republican
strong advocate against the National Bank
wanted to support the French Revolution
Thomas Jefferson
A scandal involving an illegal break-in at the Democratic National Committee offices in 1972 by members of President Nixon's reelection
Watergate
Quasi War
Federalist
John Adams
VP to Jackson
Supported nullification of the tariff of abominations
John C Calhoun
violent tax protest in the United States beginning in 1791 and ending in 1794 during the presidency of George Washington. The so-called "whiskey tax" was the first tax imposed on a domestic product by the newly formed federal government.
Whiskey Rebellion
Embargo Act
Non Intercourse Act
Louisiana Purchase
Thomas Jefferson
scandal that erupted after the Reagan administration sold weapons to Iran in hopes of freeing American hostages in Lebanon; money from the arms sales was used to aid the Contras (anti-Communist insurgents) in Nicaragua, even though Congress had prohibited this assistance.
Iran- Contra Scandal
Corrupt Bargain
John Quincy Adams
Monopolist who owned Standard Oil
John D Rockefeller
1831 slave rebellion
Nat Turner's Rebellion
Common Sense
Popular pamphlet that called for independence
Thomas Paine
a scandal, exposed in 1875, involving diversion of tax revenues in a conspiracy among government agents, politicians, whiskey distillers, and distributors
Whiskey Ring
One of the first settlers of the Jamestown colony
John Smith
Chief Supreme Court Justice that expanded the power of the court with judicial review in the Marbury v Madison case
John Marshall
Series of armed protests that occurred in Massachusetts between 1786 and 1787, led by a veteran of the Revolutionary War. The rebellion was sparked by economic grievances, particularly by the heavy debt and high taxes faced by farmers and smallholders in the state. The government's inability to quell the rebellion led to calls for a stronger central government.
Shay's Rebellion
Book written by Harriet Beecher Stowe that swayed many northerners to support abolition
Uncle Tom's Cabin
Scandal during the Harding administration involving the granting of oil-drilling rights on government land in return for money
Teapot Dome
A writer of federalist papers
Chief Justice of the United States; in 1794 George Washington sent him to negotiate a treaty with England to evacuate NW forts and make borders
John Jay
Urged Teddy Roosevelt to preserve lands in California fro future generations to enjoy
John Muir
The largest uprising of enslaved people in the colonies. On September 9, 1739, near Charleston, South Carolina, a group of slaves burned buildings and killed people as they tried to escape to freedom in Florida. Local militia stopped them.
Stono Rebellion
SCOTUS justice appointed by Bush who became a judge despite accusations of sexual assault
Clarence Thomas
a political scandal in the 1870s where Union Pacific Railroad insiders formed a company and then gave or sold shares to influential congressmen. This was done while vastly overcharging for their services, leading to high profits at taxpayer expense.
Credit Mobilier
Brought the cultivation of tobacco to the Chesapeake
John Rolfe